Flair Hotel zum Schiff in Meersburg hosts small seminars, company dinners, family celebrations and weddings for groups of around 50 guests, directly on Lake Constance. The hotel is a listed building in the old town, at Bismarckplatz 5. Three rooms are available for events: the restaurant, the Saal and the event area. Each has space for about 50 guests, a little more depending on the seating.
Seminars and company events
The event area can be divided with movable walls into up to four smaller rooms, so a meeting group gets a room sized to its needs. The stated capacity depends on the layout: up to 32 people in parliamentary seating, about 24 in a U-shape and up to 50 in theater seating without tables. The hotel provides standard meeting technology for professional events, and organisers should ask what exactly is included.
Weddings and receptions
The hotel welcomes christenings, birthdays, weddings and staff Christmas parties. The event rooms with the adjoining terrace take up to 50 guests. Tables can be set for 8, 10 or 12 guests, or as one large table for up to 20. In the Saal and the restaurant, tables hold at most 12 guests, or small tables of four to six can be used. The standard decoration is white tablecloths, a colored table band, matching napkins in red or blue, small flowers and tealights. Special decoration is offered separately, or organisers can bring their own. A welcome reception with sparkling wine, Kir Royal, Hugo or Aperol can be arranged.
Rooms and capacities
The three event rooms are the restaurant, the Saal and the event area, each for about 50 guests. In the event area, movable walls create up to four rooms. For meetings, expect up to 32 guests in parliamentary seating, about 24 in U-shape and up to 50 in theater seating. The hotel does not state a bedroom count in the pages we read, so ask about overnight stays when you send a request.
Catering
Meetings can include a coffee reception with buttered pretzels and fresh fruit, and a self-service station with water, apple juice, orange juice, coffee and tea. A morning break with pretzels or small open sandwiches and an afternoon break with cake or pastries can be booked separately. A two-course business lunch and a three-course dinner are offered, each with a choice of two main courses.
For celebrations, a uniform menu or buffet is recommended from 15 guests. Groups of up to 25 can choose from a small à la carte menu on site. The head chef goes through the details in advance. For groups of about 20 or more, two bottles of wine are chosen ahead of the event.
History and setting
The house is a listed building with an eventful history, in the old town of Meersburg, close to the lake, the Alpine panorama and the vineyards around the town. It has been run by the Gröer family and has belonged to the Flair Hotels cooperation since 2012. A lake terrace serves the restaurant in season.
Getting there
The hotel has no parking for event guests. The few spaces are reserved for hotel guests, so participants should use the public car parks of Meersburg. Tell the hotel in advance whether the event is billed on one joint invoice or per guest.
